JP2002067695A - Container door connecting part structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container door connecting part structure that can drain the rain water smoothly. SOLUTION: A side wall 8 of a container 3 loaded on a vehicle is equipped with an upper door 5. The upper door 5 is attached to the side wall of the container 3, and is supported at the side wall 8 of the container 3 via a pair of door hinge 7 that the one end of the upper door 5 is fixed on the side wall 8 of the container 3 and the other end is fixed to the upper door 5. A movable part 12 of drainpipe 11 is fixed by the end side 12b on the upper end of the upper door 5 and a fixing part 13 is fixed by the end side 13b on the upper end 14a of door frame opening 14, the other ends 12d, 13d of the movable part 12 and the fixing part 13 are connected by a hinge pin 15. In the condition that the drainpipe 11 is attached to the container 3 and the upper door 5, the hinge axes 16 of door hinge 7 and the hinge pin 15 are located on a straight line.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container door connection structure which can be opened and closed by rotating a door vertically.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A door opening and closing system for a container includes a double door that opens doors provided on the left and right from a central partition, a sliding door that opens and closes a door opening left and right, and a hinge shaft at a top end of the door in a horizontal direction. And a flip-up type door which is opened by rotating the lower end of the door upward. Among these, store vehicles use a flip-up door. In a store car, a container having a flip-up door is loaded on an automobile, and goods are loaded on a display shelf inside the container, and the goods are sold at an appropriate place. By arranging the door in a horizontal direction when the door is opened, the store car can be used as a rain shield in rainy weather and can be used as a sunshade in hot summer weather.

FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 (corresponding to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 of the embodiment) show a rotating part of a flip-up type door of the container. An opening / closing door 54 is disposed in a door frame opening 53 provided on one side surface 52 of the container 51. The opening / closing door 54 has one end of a door hinge 55 fixed to the side surface 52 of the container 51 and the other end of the door hinge 55 connected to the opening / closing door 5.
4 is fixed to the upper end. And the opening and closing door 54 is
From the closed state as shown in FIG. 13 around the rotation shaft 56 of the door hinge 55, the lower end of the opening and closing door 54 is rotated upward to open the state as shown in FIG. Can be oriented. Door 54
Are rotatably supported with respect to the door hinge 55, so that when the door 54 is horizontal,
A gap 57 is formed between the container 51 and the container 51, and rainwater flows downward from the gap 57 in rainy weather. 58 are provided.

[0004]

In the above-described door connection structure, rainwater falling from the container 51 can be drained by the gutter 58, but FIG.
As shown in the figure, the rainwater flowing from the opening / closing door 54 side cannot be dealt with and may flow down from the gap 57, or may overflow when the amount of rainfall is large. As a countermeasure, as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, a cover 59 made of a cloth or a soft material is provided,
The door hinge 55 and the gap 57 are covered with a cover 59 and closed.

However, in this structure, the opening / closing door 5
When the cover 4 is closed, since the material of the cover 59 is soft, its shape is undefined and its appearance is poor, and the vehicle is fluttered during traveling. In a state where the opening / closing door 54 is opened, the cover 59 is bent to form an uneven wrinkle, and the rainwater is not drained but accumulates in the concave portion.
When closing, rainwater may fall at a stretch. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container door connection structure that can facilitate drainage treatment of rainwater.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a first means of the present invention is to provide a container having a door connecting portion which is opened by rotating the tip of the door upward. A gutter provided with a movable part fixed to the container side and a fixed part fixed to the container side extends along the door connection part, and a rotating means for rotating the movable part is provided on the gutter, and the gutter provides The door is rotatably supported. Further, in order to achieve the above object effectively, a second means of the present invention provides a door connecting portion of a container, which is opened by rotating a tip portion of a door upward by a hinge having a rotation axis in a lateral direction. A gutter provided with a movable part fixed to the door side and a fixed part fixed to the container side extends along the door connection part, and the gutter is provided with rotating means for rotating the movable part, The rotation means and the rotation center of the hinge are arranged on the same straight line so that the movable portion rotates following the rotation of the door. The first and second means may be configured such that each of the movable part and the fixed part of the gutter has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and one end of the movable part is mounted horizontally on an upper end of the door, and the fixed part is Is mounted horizontally on the door frame of the door, the other ends of the movable part and the fixed part are disposed upward, and the connecting part of the movable part and the fixed part is joined by a hinge pin as the rotating means. It can be. In the second means, the movable part and the fixed part of the gutter can be integrally formed of resin, and the joint part can be formed of a thin part as the rotating means. In addition to the above, each of the above means may form an inclined surface through which drainage flows to the container side or the door side in at least one of the movable part and the fixed part of the gutter when the door is opened.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a container door connecting portion according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a truck 1 as a store vehicle employing a container door connection structure according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows a container 3 loaded behind a cabin 2 of the truck 1. . Side wall 8 of container 3
, An upper door 5 and a lower door 6 are provided at positions corresponding to the display shelves 4 arranged inside the container 3. These upper and lower doors 5 and 6 are connected to the side wall 8 of the container 3.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper door 5 is provided with a pair of door hinges 7 each having one end fixed to the side wall 8 of the container 3 and the other end fixed to the upper door 5. And is supported by the container 3.

When the upper door 5 is to be opened, the locked state of the upper door 5 is released by a door handle 9 attached to the lower side of the upper door 5, and the lower end thereof is rotated upward outside the container 3. The upper door 5 can be opened.
The door balancer 1 attached to both sides of the upper door 5
0, the upper door 5 is opened with the door surface oriented substantially horizontally. Similarly, the lower door 6 is also supported on the side wall 8 of the container 3 via a pair of door hinges 7,
The lower door 6 can be opened by rotating the upper end of the container 3 outward and downward.

FIG. 6 shows a gutter 11 provided between the door hinges 7 of the upper door 5 of the container 3. The gutter 11 is a movable part 12 that can move following the opening and closing of the upper door 5.
And a fixing portion 13 which is always fixed to the container 3, both of which are formed of a plate material having an L-shaped cross section. One movable portion 12 has one end 12b of the L section fixed to the upper end of the upper door 5 by a screw 17, and the other fixed portion 13 has one end 13b of the L cross section at the upper edge 14a of the door frame opening 14. Is fixed by a screw 17,
The other end sides 12 d and 13 d of the movable part 12 and the fixed part 13 are
A large number of cylindrical portions 12a, 13 whose tip portions are curled.
a and the hinge pins 15 are inserted into their inner holes.
Is inserted so as to be rotatable.

When the gutter 11 is attached to the container 3 and the upper door 5, the hinge shaft 16 of the door hinge 7 and the hinge pin 15 of the gutter 11 are aligned, that is, the hinge pin 15 coincides with the rotation center of the hinge shaft 16. It is arranged in. Then, the fixing portion 13 has the other end 13 d of the fixing portion 13 facing upward, and the other end 13 d of the side wall 8.
The drainage channel 18 is formed at an interval from the surface. Movable part 1
2 is such that the other end 12d overlaps the other end 13d of the fixing portion 13. When the upper door 5 is opened, a horizontal plane is formed such that the other end 12d of the movable portion 12 is at the highest position.

With such a configuration, when the upper door 5 is rotated upward by 90 °, the door is opened, and a gap is normally formed between the side wall 8 of the container 3 and the upper end of the upper door 5. When the gutter 11 covers the gap, it is closed. As shown in FIG. 5, when rainwater falling on the roof of the container 3 in rainy weather falls on the side wall 8 of the container 3, the rainwater is drained to the drainage channel 18 and flows down from both ends of the drainage channel. Also, the rainwater falling on the upper door 5 is
One end 12b of the movable portion 12 serves as a guide surface, and flows down from both ends in the longitudinal direction of the gutter 11 along the guide surface.

Next, a structure of a door connecting portion of a container according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same parts as those in the first embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals. In the first embodiment, the upper door 5 is supported by the hinge 7, but in the present embodiment, the hinge 7 is omitted as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and instead shown in FIG. The upper door 5 is supported by the gutter 31. The cross section of one of the movable parts 32 of the gutter 31 is a crank shape, one end side 32b is fixed to the surface of the upper door 5 with screws 34, and the cross section of the other fixing part 33 is substantially U-shaped and one end thereof. The side 33b is fixed to the surface of the side wall 8 by a screw 34, and the other end sides 32d and 33d of the movable portion 32 and the fixed portion 33 are joined by inserting the hinge pin 15 therethrough.

When the gutter 31 is attached to the container 3 and the upper door 5, the fixing portion 33 is connected to the other end 33 of the fixing portion 33.
The drain channel 18 is formed with a distance d from the side wall 8. The movable portion 32 has the other end 32d substantially overlapping with the other end 33d of the fixed portion 33. When the upper door 5 is opened, a horizontal plane is formed such that the other end 32d of the movable portion 32 is at the highest position. In the present embodiment,
This is particularly significant when the upper door 5 is lightweight. The effect is the same as that of the first embodiment. In addition, since the door hinge can be used also by the gutter 31,
There is an advantage that the door hinge can be omitted. Therefore, gutter 3
The strength of 1 needs to be sufficiently increased in consideration of the weight of the upper door 5.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is, of course, not limited thereto, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical concept of the present invention. For example, instead of the metal gutter 11 of the first embodiment, a gutter 41 integrally formed of resin as shown in FIG.
Can be used. A thin portion 42 is formed instead of the hinge pin 15, and the thin portion 42 is connected to the hinge shaft 1 of the hinge 7.
6, the movable portion 43 of the gutter 41 can follow the rotation of the upper door 5. Further, instead of the gutter 11 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the other end 12d of the movable portion 12 of the gutter 11 may be provided with an inclination without being horizontal. By providing the slope, the flowing direction of rainwater on the other end 12d is changed to the drainage channel 1
It can be controlled to the 8 side or the upper door 5 side. In the first embodiment, a pair of hinges 7,
Although the gutter 11 is disposed between the hinges 7, a gutter may be disposed outside the hinges 7 and 7 so that the entire gap between the container 3 and the upper door 5 is covered with the gutter.

[0015]

As described above, according to the first means of the present invention, the movable portion fixed to the door side in the door connecting portion of the container which is opened by rotating the tip of the door upward. A gutter provided with a fixed part fixed to the container side extends along the door connection part, and a rotating means for rotating the movable part is provided on the gutter, and the door can be rotated by the gutter. Since it is supported, the hinge of the door and the turning means of the gutter can be shared, and the number of parts is reduced, and the appearance is improved. Further, according to the second means of the present invention, the movable portion fixed to the door side in the door connection portion of the container which is opened by rotating the front end portion of the door upward by the hinge having the rotation axis in the lateral direction. And a gutter provided with a fixed part fixed to the container side extends along the door connection part, and a rotation means for rotating the movable part is provided on the gutter, and a rotation center of the rotation means and the hinge is provided. Are arranged on the same straight line so that the movable part rotates following the rotation of the door, so that the gap created at the connection between the door and the container is closed, and rainwater is effectively removed from the end of the door. Can be drained from the side. In addition to this, since the gutter can be made rigid, the mounting strength of the door can be increased, and the gutter does not flutter during traveling. Each of the means is configured such that each of the movable part and the fixed part of the gutter has a substantially L-shaped cross-section, one end of the movable part is mounted horizontally on an upper end of the door, and one end of the fixed part is the door. By mounting horizontally on the door frame, disposing the other end of the movable part and the fixed part upward, and connecting the movable part and the fixed part as hinges by hinge pins, Drainage channels can be provided on the door side and the container side, respectively, so that overflow does not easily occur even if a large amount of rainwater flows. The second means can be manufactured by integral molding by forming the movable part and the fixed part of the gutter integrally with resin and forming the rotation center of these joints with a thin part. Reduction. Furthermore, when each of the above means forms an inclined portion through which drainage flows to the container side or the door side, at least one of the movable portion and the fixed portion of the gutter when the door is opened, the drainage flows to the door side and the container side. The amount of rainwater can be adjusted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an automobile (truck) employing a container door connection structure according to each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the automobile shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a container stacked on the automobile of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the door connecting part structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the upper door of the container in the AA direction of FIG. 1 is in a closed state.

5 is a cross-sectional view when the upper door of FIG. 4 is in an open state.

FIG. 6A is a perspective view showing a shape of a gutter when the upper door of the first embodiment is in a closed state, and FIG. 6B is a view when the upper door is in an open state. It is a perspective view which shows the shape of the gutter of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing a hinge part of the gutter of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the door connecting portion structure according to the second embodiment of the present invention when the upper door of the container is in a closed state in the AA direction of FIG. 1;

9 is a cross-sectional view when the upper door of FIG. 8 is in an open state.

FIG. 10A is a perspective view showing a shape of a gutter when the upper door of the second embodiment is in a closed state, and FIG. 10B is a view when the upper door is in an open state. It is a perspective view which shows the shape of the gutter of FIG.

FIG. 11A is a perspective view showing a shape of a gutter when the upper door is closed according to a modification, and FIG. 11B is a shape of the gutter when the upper door is open. FIG.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a gutter according to another modification.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a conventional door connection structure when an upper door of a container is in a closed state.

14 is a cross-sectional view when the upper door of FIG. 13 is in an open state.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view of another conventional door connection structure when an upper door of a container is in a closed state.

16 is a cross-sectional view when the upper door of FIG. 15 is in an open state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Truck 3 Container 5 Top door 7 Door hinge 8 Side wall 11, 31, 41 Gutter 12, 32, 43 Movable part 12b, 13b, 32b, 33b One end 13, 33 Fixed part 14 Door frame opening 15 Hinge pin 16 Hinge shaft 18 Drainage channel

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A door connecting portion of a container which is opened by rotating a front end portion of a door upward, wherein a gutter provided with a movable portion fixed to the door side and a fixed portion fixed to the container side is connected to the door connecting portion. And a rotatable means extending to the gutter so as to rotate the movable part, and the door is rotatably supported by the gutter. 2. A movable part fixed to the door side and a fixed part fixed to the container side at a door connecting part of a container which is opened by rotating a tip end of the door upward by a hinge having a rotation axis in a horizontal direction. The gutter provided with a portion extends along the door connection portion, and the gutter is provided with rotating means for rotating the movable portion, and the rotation center of the rotating means and the hinge are arranged on the same straight line. Wherein the movable portion rotates following the rotation of the door. 3. Each of the movable part and the fixed part of the gutter is substantially L
The movable part and one end of the fixed part are horizontally attached to the door frame of the door, and the other end of the movable part and the fixed part are attached to the upper end of the door horizontally. 3. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the connecting part of the movable part and the fixed part is joined by a hinge pin as the rotating means. 4. The movable part and the fixed part of the gutter are integrally formed of resin, and a connecting part between the movable part and the fixed part is formed by a thin part as the rotating means. 4. The door connection structure of the container according to 1. 5. An inclined surface through which drainage flows to the container side or the door side is formed in at least one of the movable part and the fixed part of the gutter when the door is opened. 4. The structure of a container door connection part according to any one of 4.